Now we want to give you some inspiration to take your interactive content strategy and execution to the next level. Take a look at our top 10 favorite articles to start off 2016 on the right foot—inspired and ready to roll up your sleeves:

1. This great one from NewsCred on how to be a better storyteller, thanks to Kevin Spacey (and a special bonus if you’re a House of Cards fan).

My point is simple: Visual content matters. It matters enough for me to insist that every marketer must be actively engaged in using visual content. Neglect it, and your content marketing is at risk of being ignored.

— Neil Patel, Content Marketing Institute Blog

4. We know very well that there’s a serious content flood. So what do you need to do to make even your best interactive content stand out?

In fact, consumers’ enthusiasm for content is a great opportunity for content publishers to extend their brand and their audience, in ways that simultaneously are more personalized and reach a global scale.

— John Dokes, AccuWeather

5. And as our inboxes flood more and more, there’s a need for the rebirth of email marketing to stand out among the dull subject lines.

Of course content marketing is far from over. How and when the “shock” occurs will vary greatly by business, by industry, by content saturation in a niche, by a lot of other factors. For some the crunch might be years away, for some it is happening now.

— Mark W. Schaefer, Shaefer Marketing Solutions

8. Shhh. We’re not telling you to steal. Ok maybe we are. But remember, if you’re going to be a thief… well… refer back to #6.

9. And like we’ve said before, measurement is key for interactive content marketing. With all the insights you are able to gain from interactive content, it’s time to focus on measuring its performance.